cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news";
distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country";
to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall";
cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty";
give out; "The teacher handed out the exams";
administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone";
make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia";
be mathematically distributive;
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute";
spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly";
